Derby City Classic

The annual convention has been in existence since 1997. Diamond Billiard Products,[http://www.diamondbilliards.com Diamond Billiard Products website] DiamondBilliards.com, Retrieved 26 May 2018 is the title sponsor of the event, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is {{Cuegloss|Added|added}} to the tournament payouts. Sullivan was inspired to create the DCC by the Johnston City Classic, a former all-around tournament held in Johnston City, Illinois and first organized in 1961 with the purpose of bringing America's top pool gamblers together.

During the eight-day-long convention, competition is held consecutively in three major disciplines, bank pool, nine-ball, and one-pocket. According to Sullivan, "I made it where you're a sucker if you didn't enter." All tournaments are "buyback" competitions in which players can buy their way back in after being first eliminated; matches are races to three sets, much shorter than standard matches; and the entry fee for a tournament is less than that for a spectator's ticket. An All-Around Champion title is awarded each year to an individual player who participates in all three disciplines, and is determined by an ascending point scale and high quality of play, with a prize of $20,000.

The late "St. Louis" Louie Roberts, a legendary American player known for an entertaining style of play and high-stakes gambling {{Cuegloss|Action|action}}, is memorialized by the annual Louie Roberts A&E Award, which stands for "action and entertainment". Attendees of the event vote, and the pool player who displays the most action and entertainment a la Roberts each year wins the award and is thereafter granted lifetime free entry to the Derby City Classic, including a free room at the Horseshoe's hotel during the event. The title was awarded by the DCC from 2003 until 2014, and although it continued in 2015 and 2016 (via fans and not associated with the DCC), it officially stopped being awarded in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=417973|title=Louie Roberts Award - Final Year - AzBilliards.com|website=forums.azbilliards.com|date=31 January 2016 |language=en|access-date=2018-05-28}}

There are also smaller age-restricted competitions for under-16, over-21, over-62, and over-70 divisions, as well as a ladies-only tournament held. Pool industry members bring their wares to the DCC and set up vendor booths, providing a billiard expo for attendees. The vendor booths display a large variety of cue sticks, pool paraphernalia, billiard clothing, books, and instructional DVDs.

To commemorate the great one-pocket champions, OnePocket.org, a website dedicated to the discipline, hosts an annual dinner gala at the Derby City Classic and inducts two people each year into the One Pocket Hall of Fame.[http://onepocket.org/fame.htm "One Pocket Hall of Fame: Celebrating The Legacy of Pool in Action] OnePocket.org, Retrieved 24 May 2008

Since 2004, A Bank pool {{Cuegloss|Ring game|ring game}} event founded by the late Grady Mathews has been held, which consists of six players, who post an entry fee with a winner take all prize.{{Cite web

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In 2007, a straight pool competition began where players are given an assigned number of chances to make a high run. The players with the 8 highest runs will qualify into a single elimination tournament where every match is race-to-125 points. In 2020 the straight pool competition had been cancelled due to schedule interference with other events and competitions.

Several Hundreds of players each year participate in the open Bank pool, One pocket and Nine-ball events to get opportunity to win the overall title of $20,000 cash prize and to be awarded the prestigious title of "Master of the Table." It is possible for a player to win the "Master of the Table" title without winning any of the three competitions.

class="wikitable"
Year	Nine-ball	Bank pool	One pocket	Overall
1999	{{flagicon|USA}} Troy Frank	{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Varner	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes
2000	{{flagicon|USA}} George SanSouci	{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Daulton	{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Varner	{{flagicon|USA}} Dee Adkins
2001	{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Daulton	{{flagicon|PHI}} Jose Parica	{{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Hall	{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Daulton
2002	{{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Immonen	{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Price	{{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Joyner	{{flagicon|PHI}} Jose Parica
2003	{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Daulton {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Harriman	{{flagicon|PHI}} Jose Parica	{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nevel
2004	{{flagicon|GER}} Ralf Souquet	{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Miller	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(2)}}
2005	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes	{{flagicon|USA}} David Matlock	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(3)}}
2006	{{flagicon|GER}} Ralf Souquet {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Miller {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(4)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Miller
2007	{{flagicon|NED}} Niels Feijen	{{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Moore	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(5)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(4)}}
2008	{{flagicon|GER}} Ralf Souquet {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Price {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Gabe Owen	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante
2009	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening	{{flagicon|USA}} John Brumback	{{flagicon|USA}} John Schmidt	{{flagicon|USA}} John Brumback
2010	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} John Brumback {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Frost	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(5)}}
2011	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo	{{flagicon|PHL}} Alex Pagulayan	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening
2012	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|CAN}} John Morra	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(2)}}
2013	{{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Pagulayan	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante	{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Deuel	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante {{small|(2)}}
2014	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo	{{flagicon|PHI}} Efren Reyes {{small|(6)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo
2015	{{flagicon|PHI}} Warren Kiamco	{{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Daulton {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Pagulayan	{{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Pagulayan
2016	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(4)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} John Brumback {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Pagulayan {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Pagulayan {{small|(2)}}
2017	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Thorpe	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo {{small|(2)}}
2018	{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Melling	{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Deuel	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante {{small|(3)}}
2019	{{flagicon|USA}} Skyler Woodward	{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Thorpe	{{flagicon|PHI}} Francisco Bustamante {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Skyler Woodward
2020	{{flagicon|PHI}} Lee Vann Corteza	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo {{small|(2)}}	{{Flagicon|USA}} Billy Thorpe {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo {{small|(3)}}
2021	colspan="7" align="center" |Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	{{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst
2023	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Chohan	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst {{small|(2)}}
2024	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler	{{flagicon|USA}} Fedor Gorst {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler
2025	{{flagicon|DEU}} Joshua Filler {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Fedor Gorst {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Fedor Gorst {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|USA}} Fedor Gorst {{small|(3)}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;"
Name ! Nationality ! Winner ! Runner-up ! Finals
align="left" | Efren Reyes |align="left"|{{PHL}} |13 |6 |19
align="left" | Fedor Gorst | align="left" |{{USA}} |10 |1 |11
align="left" | Shane Van Boening | align="left" |{{USA}} |8 |7 |15
align="left" | Francisco Bustamante | align="left" |{{PHL}} |rowspan="2" |7 |4 |11
align="left" | Dennis Orcollo | align="left" |{{PHL}} |1 |8
align="left" | Alex Pagulayan |align="left"|{{CAN}} |6 |5 |11
align="left" | Shannon Daulton |align="left"|{{USA}} |5 |2 |7
align="left" | John Brumback |align="left"|{{USA}} | rowspan="2" |4 |5 |9
align="left" | Joshua Filler | align="left" |{{GER}} |2 | rowspan="2" |6
align="left" | Jose Parica | align="left" |{{PHL}} | rowspan="3" |3 |3
align="left" | Jason Miller |align="left"|{{USA}} |rowspan="2" |1 |rowspan="4" |4
align="left" | Ralf Souquet |align="left"|{{GER}}
align="left" | Billy Thorpe |align="left"|{{USA}} |rowspan="5" |2 |rowspan="2" |2
align="left" | Corey Deuel |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Nick Varner |align="left"|{{USA}} |1 |3
align="left" | Larry Price |align="left"|{{USA}} |rowspan="2" |0 |rowspan="2" |2
align="left" | Skyler Woodward |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | John Morra |align="left"|{{CAN}} |rowspan="20" |1 |3 |4
align="left" | Buddy Hall |align="left"|{{USA}} |rowspan="3" |2 |rowspan="3" |3
align="left" | Larry Nevel |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Tony Chohan | align="left" |{{USA}}
align="left" | Cliff Joyner | align="left" |{{USA}} | rowspan="9" |1 | rowspan="9" |2
align="left" | David Matlock |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Dee Adkins |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Gabe Owen |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Lee Van Corteza |align="left"|{{PHL}}
align="left" | Mika Immonen |align="left"|{{FIN}}
align="left" | Niels Feijen |align="left"|{{NED}}
align="left" | Scott Frost |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Stevie Moore |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Chris Melling |align="left"|{{ENG}} |rowspan="7" |0 |rowspan="7" |1
align="left" | Danny Harriman |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz |align="left"|{{ESP}}
align="left" | George SanSouci |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | John Schmidt |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Troy Frank |align="left"|{{USA}}
align="left" | Warren Kiamco |align="left"|{{PHL}}

• Active participants are shown in bold.
• Only players who reached the final are included. This includes the Bank pool, One Pocket, Nine-ball & Overall divisions.
• In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

The bigfoot ten-ball event, played on a 10ft table and is played alongside the other events, a 16 player invitational, that does not count towards the "Master of the Table" overall title.

class="wikitable"
Year	Winner	Runner-up
2013	{{flagicon|PHI}} Dennis Orcollo	{{flagicon|NED}} Niels Feijen
2014	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening	{{flagicon|NED}} Niels Feijen
2015	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Lee Van Corteza
2016	{{flagicon|SCO}} Jayson Shaw	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening
2017	{{flagicon|SCO}} Jayson Shaw {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|GRE}} Alexander Kazakis
2018	{{flagicon|PHI}} Roberto Gomez	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst
2019	{{flagicon|TPE}} Chang Jung-lin	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler
2020	{{flagicon|SCO}} Jayson Shaw {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Lee Van Corteza
2021	colspan="2" align="center" |Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler	{{flagicon|RUS}} Fedor Gorst
2023	{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Van Boening {{small|(3)}}	{{flagicon|POL}} Konrad Juszczyszyn
2024	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler {{small|(2)}}	{{flagicon|PHI}} Lee Van Corteza
2025	{{flagicon|LTU}} Pijus Labutis	{{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Filler

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